FIC Challenge - All the Worlds a Stage

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This ones been developing in the cess pit I call my brain for a
few weeks now, ever since I read the 'It Starts with Faith' Rocky
Horror interlude (so now you know who to blame -- Dreiser :-)).
The choice of playwright comes from the fact that whilst I was at
Uni a group of friends and myself used to perform "The complete
works of Shakespeare (UnAbridged)" over a weekend (well from
18:00 Friday till the early hours of Monday morning, taking naps
whenever we weren't needed on stage) once a year to raise funds
for charity.

Timing : S5.

Senario : Willow is taking her drama course which includes a
directing module. For one of the assignments the students have
to submit a video cassette containing performances of at least 5
scenes from at least 2 different Shakespeare plays, running time
between 30 and 45 minutes, which they have directed. The actors
(and camera operator if they don't handle the camera themselves)
must be friends or fellow students, all non-proffessionals.
Willow calls on her bestest buds to help her out in her time of
need.

Conditions :

Must have :

* At least one scene rendered in full.
* At least one romantic scene where Willow plays a male lead and
one of the female Scoobies plays the female lead.
* Xander in a dress.

Should have at least 2 of :

* Willow trying to convince the other Scoobies[1], who are wary
and a little unwilling, to help her but eventually give in.
* Giles as at least one of :
Oberon (Midsummer Nights Dream)
Old Capulet (Romeo and Juliett)
Julius Ceaser (Julius Ceaser)
Hamlet's father (Hamlet)
MacBeth (MacBeth)
Sir Tobey Belch (Twelth Night)
* A reference to one of the male Scoobies being "...no Mel
Gibson...".
* A one of the Scoobies taking things a bit too seriously and
throwing a major prima donna strop.
* Spike criticising from the sidelines then, when challenged to
do better, turning in a real Oscar winning performance.
* Cordelia offering acting advice by phone.
* Anya mentioning about how she once met Shakespeare and how she
was the inspiration for one of the characters (you decide which
one).
* A slaying is caught on video.
* Buffy being a stunt double for one of the other Scoobies.

Must not include :

* Buffy playing Juliet to Riley's Romeo unless Riley makes a
right pigs ear of it.
* Anyone from 'Angel', except as specified above.

Stephen

[1] For the purpose of this challenge 'The Scoobies' includes
Riley. If you want to include Spike, Dawn, Faith, Harmony, etc
and can think of a way then go ahead.
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